The most important innovations Microsoft Office 2016, to be aware of
Work And Study / / December 25, 2019
Word, Excel and PowerPoint - the flagships of any version of Microsoft Office, so it touched them the most serious changes. First of all we will talk about the general improvements in the product line, and then touch on the characteristics of individual programs.
co-authorship
In the newest version of the Office suite finally properly implemented jointly work on documents. By application company, is useful for Word, Excel and PowerPoint. But there is a significant difference.
If the "cell" and "convincing report" to see the works of his colleagues, we have all the time stored, in a text editor, adjustments are displayed without unnecessary movements in real time time.
The latter is really comfortable, cool, and... familiar to users of Google Docs. :) Whatever it was, is now the company from Redmond is not ashamed to look into the eyes of competitors.
Along the way, Microsoft had something to refine:
- New sharing menu. It can be caused by the same name of the button in the upper right corner of the program window. Invite your colleagues using the contact book or e-mail, allow changes, configure the automatic display of changes and generate the link to share for a minimum of time. Menu seemed very logical and practical.
- Access to all platforms. Microsoft has tried to cover the most popular operating environments. Supports Windows PC, Mac, Android, iOS and Windows Phone. However, such a desirable option "Monitoring and verification of changes" in the mobile app is only available for Office 365 subscribers.
- Integration OneDrive. Of course, you need to work together to connect the cloud. Of course, it is a custom solution from Microsoft. From myself to remind you that soon the capacity of the remote repository to decrease significantly, while the five free gigabytes is more than enough for electronic bills.
Co-authorship in Word works with a bang. Tested on a desktop program for Windows PC and browser versions of Word Online. Yes, does not necessarily establish an office suite on your computer to each of the team members. Changes in real time and work well through a completely free text editor web interface.
The changes are highlighted with colored markers. Sections of the text, which the sponsors are working temporarily blocked for other participants.
themes
By default, Office 2016 activated a new design theme "Different colors". With it, every program gets individual color scheme. For example, for Word is blue, for OneNote - purple for PowerPoint - orange. So visually easier to navigate, and less boring.
As more alternatives offered two options. As the company itself says, "dark-gray theme provides high contrast and simplicity of perception and white theme meets all the requirements for the traditional type of office suite."
Click on the tab "File" and go to "My account". Where you can try on a new topic, as well as set a different background, which slightly change the design of the tape.
Assistant
Experienced users of Office 2003 will never forget skrepochku, doggie and kitty who playfully ran around the screen and give newcomers valuable advice. A dozen years later, they would have looked too comical, so redmondtsy come up with a replacement. Now a full-time assistant duties in the whole product line fulfills the bulb with the words "What do you want to do?". It is a field in the middle of the tape. With the help of easy access to any function of the program you used. For example, you may be curious as to protect a Word document, create a graph in Excel and sign your email in Outlook.
The assistant will be extremely useful for those who are not well versed in the tabs and interface elements. Excuses "I've been a damn do not understand" no longer accepted.
Moreover, the assistant has incorporated two more tools: a certificate and smart search. Last displayed on the right side of the screen a special window, which displays a variety of information related to your request. This could be an image, an article in Wikipedia and other useful links - all the power of Bing in one place and in summary form.
To get to the smart search is possible and in another way. Highlight any word, click on the right mouse button - and here it is again in front of you.
handwritten equation
As practice shows, Working with Tables and commissioning of the formulas - the slowest operations in any Office edition. Microsoft is well aware of her problem and offers an elegant solution called "Handwriting equation." A new feature is paired with your finger, a stylus or a mouse makes it possible to draw a formula by hand.
You do not need a serious preparation, but slightly adapt himself still necessary. Roots, arithmetic signs and the extent determined correctly. But with the affairs of the letters are a little worse, at least from my trembling hand. This function works in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
graphs
Package in 2016 to diversify the means for visualization and detailed study of your data. In Excel, Word and PowerPoint six new chart types: "Histogram» (Histogram), «Cascade» (Waterfall), «Pareto» (Pareto), «box and whisker» (Box & Whisker), «The tree» (Treemap) and "Sunburst" (Sunburst).
Each of the graphs has the optimum conditions of application. For example, the "Cascade" is used to display the cumulative effect of a number of positive and negative values, and the "box with a mustache" - to show the difference of values in a dataset.
Of course, there will have to understand in more detail. But, if you have no such desire or ability, you can try the program.
miscellanea
Outlook organizer is not that much "grown fat", but something obzavolsya:
- Smart filtering incoming mail letters determines a low priority, and sends them to a special folder "Non-urgent» (Clutter). So it's easier to navigate among the really important messages.
- Attachments have become more convenient. Now e-mail client proposes to add to the letter of your recent documents - a logical and convenient step. By default, attachments are sent, you can edit, but a ban on the introduction of changes is also provided.
- "Groups" - a new tool for correspondence, messaging and experiences among the team members. Advanced Replacement mailing lists.
- Search is faster and more productive.
In addition to the previously announced PowerPoint innovations boasts the following:
- There was a video recording function from your screen. Options: choice of the capture area, on and off the sound, as well as tracking of the cursor actions. By a recorded video, you can apply styles and edit it (crop, adjust brightness, change the size and position).
- Improved export presentations to video supports a resolution of 1920 × 1080, which promises a more clear picture on large monitors.
- The number of standard styles grown figures. By the way, this also applies to Word from Excel.
Excel became monstrous sky-serious:
- A new form of prediction is based on exponential smoothing. For prediction trend corresponds separate button "forecast Sheet". Forecasting Master has a number of settings.
- I quote from the FAQ: «Microsoft Power Query - This Excel add-in that enhances the user experience in the field of BI self-service to Excel, making it easier to detect, access, and sharing data. " Previously, the plugin is installed separately, and now he is part of the program.
- There was not quite the usual means of visualization - 3D-map. Microsoft itself calls him "an innovative set of tools for data presentation." It looks really impressive.
conclusion
Office 2016, I was pleased. If the minor improvements of individual programs are not critical, such major innovations as collaboration and improved helper should persuade you to upgrade. Office suite continues its systematic development, and it is not necessary to keep up with him.
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